Fabricated block for wall construction



Aug. 30, 1949. c. SHERMAN FABRICATED BLOCK FOR WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed April 7, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l mam/m4: 5

Inventor Leslie 0. Sherman WW E 30, 1949. L. c. SHERMAN 2,480,612

FABRICATED BLOCK FOR WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed April 7, 1947 Fig. 4.

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Inventor 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 30 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT orrice FABRiCATED BLOCKFOR WALL "CONSTRUGTIQ LeslieC. Sherman, Albany, N. Y. Application April 7, 1947, 'SeriallNo. 739,821

(GLI2.0-2)' 3 Claims.

Plates, siding, interior wall board, panels, a great majority of thenails, etc.

A further object of this inventiontis'to provide a construction utilizing lumber which would otherwise be discarded or used for some lesser purpose.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a labor-saving, economical buildingconstruction having a pleasing internal and exterior appearance.

Ancillary objects and features of novelty shall become apparent to those skilled in the art, in

dollowing the description of the. illustrated prefered embodiments of the present invention, de-

picted in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a. partially constructed Wall, made in accordance with the present invention;

Figure ,2 is an end view, partly in section and partly in elevation showing the footing and connecting rods forming part of the present invention;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing a method of joining and tying the interior and exterior members by means of a dowel fabrication;

Figure 4 is a plan view, partly broken away showing the construction of corners and partitions formed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 5 is a detail of nate exterior face; and

Figure 6 is a detail similar to Figure 5, showing the dowel connected interior and exterior members forming part of the present invention.

Referring now in detail to the illustrated prei'erred embodiments of the present invention, like reference characters are used throughout to indicate similar elements.

Among the ancillary objects of this invention there is the provision of a new form of lumber for constructing interior and exterior members of any type building which will be amply strong, self-insulating, quickly and easily assembled by unskilled labor and the provision of space for fabrication with alterto imitate logs or It is within the purview of this invention to thereof.

'said footing l0 and the first hidden plumbing, wiring and other conventional building-elements of this nature. In a building construction-of the nature described, conventional formerly conalso the use of blocks of any desired lengths.

The outside face of said blocks may be fashioned various types of standard sidprovide blocks to imitate bricks, certain masonry constructions, shingles, logs, etc.

A concrete foundation or footing I0 is poured in a conventional way having a plurality of spaced rods l2 set therein and projecting from the top These rods may be of any suitable material of construction, preferably metallic-l A foundation block l4 maythen be provided on the fabricated block laid "thereon.

These blocks form'the essence of this invention and shall be described at this time in detail. A of said blocks is laid on face 18 0f said exterior members may be fashioned to'simulate masonry, bricks, siding and the like. It is noted fromap inspection of Figure 2, that the upwardly extending rods l2 are received in the central space between members it and 20 thereby forming an effective locking means relative to movement transversely of said rod. The rods l2 extend in said central space allowing limited movement thereby permitting shrinkage without appreciable damage. At this point, vertical spacers 22 are provided between said interior and said exterior members. It is here noted that these spacers not only retain the units or blocks in the desired location, they also provide an aligning means for constructing a straight and true building construction. As is clearly evident from an inspection of Figure 4, a plurality of said spacers 22 may be joined by some suitable conventional means, preferably nails 24 or the like to form substantial corner and partition aligning means.

In fabrication, suitable tie means are provided between said exterior and interior wall and are 26. Suitable apertures may be provided in each of the performed building block members to receive said dowels 26. Mitre joints 28 are provided at each corner of the building construction and large corrugated fasteners 33 may be used therewith as fastening means. These mitre joints are conventional and carry therewith all the advantages derived -from such a construction.

There may be provided a finishing strip 30 beneath the outer member of the first course 16 of the exterior wall. The said strip 30 is preferably of a configuration which simulates the same surface I8 as used for the remainder of the said wall construction. Suitable securing means, preferably nails, may be used for the purpose of joining the finishing strip 30 to the bearing block l4 described hereinabove.

The inner faces of said interior members are preferably cut to a smooth surface in order that sanding is all that is necessary to provide a finished wall.

A suitable conventional filler is utilized as a bond between courses. This filler is squeezed out through the joints and also need only be sanded to provide an extremely smooth finished wall.

As set forth hereinabove, an improved building block is provided which may be fabricated at a mill by relatively inexpensive labor. A plurality of these blocks may be assembled at the building site to form a durable, rapidly built, attractive structure.

While there has been described but a single preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes including omissions and additions, changes as to size and shape, could be made herein without departing from the spiritof the invention. Accordingly, limitation is sought only in accordance with the scope of the follow- [ing claims.

. I claim:

1. In a wall structure, a footing having rods extending upwardly, a series of superimposed building blocks having abutting edges bonded together by a filler, each of said blocks consisting of an outer member having a facing finish and width than said air space to allow slight lateral displacement of the blocks, and means invisible from the exterior of the blocks and disposed in the air space for retaining the outer and inner members fixed to each other.

2. In a wall structure, a footing having rods extending upwardly, a series of superimposed building blocks having abutting faces bonded together by a filler, each of said blocks consisting of an outer member having a facing finish and an inner longitudinal member, said members having an air space therebetween and being supported on said footing, said rods being disposed in said air space, said rods being of a smaller width than said air space to allow slight lateral displacement of the blocks, and means invisible from the exterior of the blocks and disposed in the air space for retaining the outer and inner members fixed to each other, vertical spacers disposed in said air space, a partition fixed by a rabbeted connection to inner members of the blocks, and a vertical spacer at the end of said partition secured to one of said first-mentioned vertical spacers.

3. In a wall construction, a footing, rods extending upwardly from said footing, an outer wall made up of superimposed horizontal siding members, an interior wall made up of superposed, horizontal members, said inner and outer walls resting on said footing, vertical spacers disposed between said interior and exterior members maintaining an air space between said walls, said rods being loosely fitted in said air space to allow free contraction and expansion of said walls, dowels extending between said horizontal members and said sliding members, and said dowels being disposed transversely with respect to said spacers and invisible from the exterior of each of said walls.

LESLIE C. SHERMAN.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,600,895 Larry et a1 Sept. 21, 1926 1,915,711 Adams June 2'7, 1933 2,150,176 Levy Mar. 14, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 189,073 Great Britain 1922 

